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AltaMed Opts for Health Access Solutions to Provide Coordinated Care PlatformMay 12, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- AltaMed Health Care Services, which has delivered quality care to the underserved communities of Southern California for more than 40 years, and Health Access Solutions, offering a Web-based multidisciplinary care coordination platform, have announced they will enter into a strategic relationship to improve care coordination across AltaMed's network of staffed clinics, independent physician practices and community-based health centers. The announcement was made at the annual California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) Healthcare Conference in Palm Desert, Calif., the Companies noted in a release. In 2010, CAPG added Health Access Solutions to its group purchasing organization, recognizing the value of the company's integration of Access Express care management software and Excelicare clinical functionality. This first-of-its-kind platform is capable of enabling deeper levels of clinical integration and care coordination across diverse delivery enterprises such as primary care medical homes and accountable care organizations (ACO). An independent Federally Qualified Community Health Center in the U.S., AltaMed delivers primary medical care, dental clinics and complete senior long-term care services to more than 100,000 families at 43 sites across Los Angeles and Orange counties each year. Attuned to evolving clinical and reimbursement models, AltaMed will build upon its electronic health record system, which is deployed throughout its primary care physician network. The relationship with Health Access Solutions will allow AltaMed to expand care communication capabilities among staffed facilities and partner IPAs (independent practice associations) to improve care coordination and maintain a patient-centered model of care across its entire delivery network. "We are delighted with the extensive functionality that the Health Access Solutions' platform offers," says Martin Serota, MD, VP and CMO of AltaMed. "It will help us to create a clinically integrated organization, supporting our efforts to improve clinical workflows and clinical decision-making." President and CEO Castulo de la Rocha, JD, says, "This strategic relationship further leverages AltaMed's continuing investments in information technology to improve patient care for the population we serve." He adds, "This is more than a technology purchase for us; this is the beginning of a truly transformative process." "Deploying the Health Access Solutions' platform will help AltaMed fulfill its vision of being a completely integrated, patient-centered organization," says Randall Frakes, CEO of Health Access Solutions. "We are pleased that our offerings are so well aligned with AltaMed's strategic direction, and look forward to a long and successful partnership." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |